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1、大学英语（四）复习题一、阅读理解Passage1Wheneconomictimesarefierceitisgenerallythoughtthatthepawn-brokingindustryflourishes.LynadDamario.RegionaldirectorofAlbemarle&Bonasaid“Thereareincreasingnumbersofpeoplefromallwalksoflifewhoarefindingthemselvesinasituationwherethebanksareunabletohelp,soourbusine

2、ssisgrowing,”ThatunwillingnessbybankstolendhashelpedearntheU.K’sbiggestpawnbrokera47percentriseinprofits.Atatimewhenthepriceofgoldisrisinginvalue,itisprobablyunsurprisinghthatsalesofsecondhandjewelryaccountedfor75percentofthefirm;stotalsales.Harvey&Thompson,oneofBritain’sbiggestpawnb

3、rokers,hasseenbusinessincreaseby11percentinrecentmonths.AspokeswomanforH&T.saidthatconsumersaremoreawareoftheideaofsellingtheirpossessionsbecauseofthepopularityofonlinesales.Peoplearemoreawarenowthattheycanraisecashbysellingthingstheydon’tneed.Pawnbrokersgivecustomrsmoneyinreturnfora

4、nobjectwhichisheldassecurityuntilthecustomerpaysofftheloanplusanyinterestcharges.Nocreditchecksareneededandoncetheitemisvaledandarateofinterestagreed,thecustomercanleavewiththemoneyJewelryandwatchesarepawnedmostoften.AccordingtotheNatioalPawnbrokersAssociation,around88percentofpawned

5、goodsarerecovered.Butwhatiftheworsthappensandyouareunabletopayfortheitematendpftheloanperiod?Youcanusuallyextendthelengthofborrowing.Ifyoucannotdothis,asalastresort,thepledgewillgetsoldoff,butitisgenerallynotinthepawnbroker’sinteresttodoso.Particularlyasmanyogthemthriveonrepeatcustom

6、ers.1.Pawnbrokingindustryflourisheswheneconomictimesarefiercebecause_______.A.ThepawnbrokerscanhelptheircustomerstogetmoneyfrombanksB.Theircustomerscouldgetmoneyfromthepawnbrokerswhiletheycannotborrowmoneyfromthebanks.C.Thecustomersareabletobuygoodsfromthepawnbrokersatlowerprice.D.th

7、epawnbrokerscansellgoodsonline.2.Harvey&Thompson,aspawnbroker,__________.A.IsthebiggestpawnbrokerinBritainB.Hasits75%profitfromsellingsecondhandjewelryC.SellsthesecurityonlinesometimesD.Keepsitsbusinessincreasingby11%eachmonth3.Whenthecustomerhasenoughmoneytogethispawnedgoodsbank,___

8、_______A.hej